Is this the
classic that Rick Ross, Khaled and the hype would have you believe? Is it the
classic that you'd think Rick Ross would produce at his peak? Is it the classic
that a line up of Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Andre 3000, Drake, Usher, Drake &
Pharrell would produce? Read on to find out.

After two failed singles ("You TheBoss" & "I Love My Bitches") and a seizure, God Forgives, I Don’t has finally been
unleashed. The album’s first track “Pray For Us” is the type of intro that lacks
any replay value. The following song “Pirates” feels like a failed attempt at
an intro and would not be missed had Ross not included it on the final track
listing. Yes it is good to see Dr. Dre, Rick Ross and Jay-Z on the same song (“3Kings”) and it’s even better that they did it over Jake One's production. While
“3 Kings” is not a bad track one would expect more from a song featuring such
heavy weights.

Wilson Pickett’s “Shameless”
provides the perfect platform for the Cool & Dre produced
"Ashamed". Unfortunately Rick Ross's compassion for what he is
ashamed of is hard to feel, and it seems he is merely supplying words to fill
the gaps between the choruses rather than connecting with the Wilson Pickett
sample.

"Maybach Music IV" is the first Maybach Music track in the series without an all star line-up
of features. The song is a mess, Ne-Yo babbles and the beat changes along with LA
Ried's appearance only add to the confusion. What a shame since the series
seemed to be improving with each instalment, until now.

Perhaps one of the
most anticipated collaborations on the album was “Sixteen” on which Rick Ross
is joined by OutKast’s Andree 3000. Again, it’s great to see Ross and Andre
3000 collaborate, they should produce something special right? Wrong. At 8
minutes the song is excessive and Ross is outshined by Andre rather than
complimenting his lyricism.

Monday, 30 July 2012

"RNB" is the first track from Visitor's Coming Home // RNB EP which will be released on 10th September and feature remixes from Lifelike, Viceroy, Fm Attack, Bestrack, Symbolone, Vanguard, Easy D & more.

This is brilliant! Look out for Scams' new album Add and Subtract which will be released on 8th October, a few days ahead of "Lifeboat" which is released on 10th September.

Scams will be kick starting the BT London Live events in Victoria Park on the 31st of July before moving on to Hyde Park to close the
BT London Live event there. Scams will also be opening the main stage at Hyde Park on the 9th of August, playing on one of the largest stages London has to offer, supporting The Enemy, The Noisettes and The Overtones.

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Rick Ross' new album God Forgives, I Don't is released on 30th July (UK)/ 31st July (US) and is available to Pre-Order now on iTunes UK & iTunes US. Check out the latest cuts to leak from the album "Diced Pineapples" above and "911" below.

Rah Rah’s new album The Poet’s Dead is released on 23rd October (available digitally 2nd October) through Hidden Pony Records. "Art and a Wife" is a taste of what's to come from the Candian Indie Rockers.

"Control" is the debut single from L.A.based Disco Pop duo, He Met Her and is a taster of what's to come form their forthcoming Crime Novela EP. You can stream the EP now via the first ever animated musical lookbook utilizing the newest HTML5 web development and animated photography sequences on CrimeNovela.com.

Tulisa is joined by Young Money rapper Tyga for the follow up to her debut & former UK number 1 single "We Are Young". "Live It Up" is released on 9th September and is available to Pre-Order now on iTunes UK. Yawn.

Picture Music have just announced Boby Champs' new Drag Queen EP, which will be released on 20th August. Boby Champs' new Drag Queen EP will be available on 12" vinyl and the digital will feature a bonus track "Mint400". Head to http://www.PicturesMusic.co.uk to learn more about the EP.

"Coming Home" will be available to Pre-Order from 6th August and will feature remixes from Lifelike, Viceroy, Fm Attack, Bestrack & more. I don't know too much about this, but I'm a sucker for the VHS effect and love what I've heard so far!